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Material Type: Book
Collection: Comics
Call Number: US AUTOBIO POR2014
Title: The Hospital Suite
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Personal name: Porcellino, John
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element: Autobiographical
International Standard Book Number: 9781770461642
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.: Drawn and Quarterly
Date of publication, distribution, etc.: 2014
Other physical details: softcover
Summary, etc. note: The Hospital Suite is a landmark work by the celebrated cartoonist and small-press legend John Porcellino—an autobiographical collection detailing his struggles with illness in the 1990s and early 2000s. In 1997, John began to have severe stomach pain. He soon found out he needed emergency surgery to remove a benign tumor from his small intestine. In the wake of the surgery, he had numerous health complications that led to a flare-up of his preexisting tendencies toward anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The Hospital Suite is Porcellino’s response to these experiences—simply told stories drawn in the honest, heart-wrenching style of his much-loved King-Cat mini-comics. His gift for spare yet eloquent candor makes The Hospital Suite an intimate portrayal of one person’s experiences that is also intensely relatable. Porcellino’s work is lauded for its universality and quiet, clear-eyed contemplation of everyday life. The Hospital Suite is a testimony to this subtle strength, making his struggles with the medical system and its consequences for his mental health accessible and engaging.
Expansion of summary note: Wisconsin, Chicago, autobiography, American, USA, United States, mental health, mental illness, anxiety, depression, hospitals, recovery, physical illness, OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, relationships, life narrative, slice of life, King-Cat, medical system, physical health
Source of acquisition: Rotem Diamant
Method of acquisition: Donation
Date of acquisition: August, 2018
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